Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
"The sectarians deafen one another with their noise and clamor, keep anxiety away with their screeching."
From Soren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling...
This tapestry, woven by the workshop of Michel Audran (1701-1771) after a design by Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752) and Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne Belle (1722-1806), is titled Alceste...
This illustration, by the Swedish artist Ernst Josephson (1851 – 1906), alludes to the legendary sibling-kings, Alf and Yngve, from ancient and early-medieval Swedish...
Lucan (c. 39-65)
"Who weighs the claims of causes?
Men favor the side they stand on. Like public shows,
the fatal arena's contenders don't clash together
to settle...
A noblewoman named Eadburh seemingly caused a multi-generational backlash against the brides of kings in Wessex. She was the daughter of King Offa of...
This image, created by the Dutch artist Jan Saenredam (1565–1607), depicts a reenactment of a famous philosophical scenario that was imagined long ago by...
